Chief Gbola Akinola is a practising Lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Arbitrator. He obtained a B.Sc Degree in Political Science from the University of Ibadan in 1982, was called to the Nigerian Bar and admitted to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria inContinue Reading
Jamsheed is an arbitrator and a dual-qualified barrister practising at the English Bar and the Mauritian Bar. He has worked on several commercial and investment arbitrations and has been described on Legal 500 as “first-rate” and on Chambers & Partners as “a very well-respected arbitration practitioner internationally”. Jamsheed has beenContinue Reading
Dr. Mohamed Sameh Amr is an Attorney at law, Founding Partner of Amr and Partners Law Firm, located in Cairo, Egypt. He is a Professor and the Chair of International Law, at Cairo University. Amr is a Board member of Faculty of Law, Cairo University. Amr is an independent arbitratorContinue Reading
I am a Legal Practitioner, Chartered Secretary and Chartered Arbitrator. I am also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), an Author and a Notary Public for Nigeria. I am a Professor of Commercial Law and an ADR Practitioner.Continue Reading
Dispute resolution is Haytham’s main expertise. He has profound knowledge and experience in various practice areas of dispute resolution including arbitration, litigation, and other alternative dispute resolution procedures. Haytham dedicates an important portion of his professional time to serving as chairperson, sole, and party-appointed arbitrator in disputes crossing the economicContinue Reading
Mrs. Dorothy Udeme Ufot, SAN is the founding and Managing Partner of Dorothy Ufot & Co, a leading law firm in Nigeria where she heads the International Arbitration and Litigation departments of the firm. Dorothy is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and a Chartered Arbitrator. SheContinue Reading
Mrs. Rhodes-Vivour, SAN, C.Arb has extensive experience as arbitrator and counsel under institutional rules and ad-hoc proceedings. She is listed on the international panel of various leading arbitration institutions. She is a member of the Court of the ICC Paris International Court of Arbitration, a vice president of the LCIAContinue Reading
B.Sc Political Science (University of Ife), LL.B Law (University of Ibadan), LL.M Law (University of Lagos), FCIArb, Chartered Arbitrator and Nigeria Branch Chair- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow and Past President Inst. of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), CEDR Accredited Mediator, Designated Rep of Nigeria on the ICSIDContinue Reading
Chief Christopher Adebayo Ojo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria is the founder and Senior Partner of Bayo Ojo & Co and the current President of the AfAA. He specialises in Commercial law, International Law, Litigation, Mediation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution practice. He has sat as Arbitrator and acted asContinue Reading
I am a common and civil law trained, trilingual partner at Hogan Lovells, and the Chair of the Firm’s Middle East Practice. I have significant experience representing corporations and financial institutions from various parts of the world, and represent parties in international commercial and investment arbitration proceedings under the arbitrationContinue Reading
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